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Nettle weevil

Phyllobius pomaceus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 595, February 440, March 689, April 1,084, May 1,563, June 1,704, July 1,823, August 1,568, September 1,151, October 859, November 470, December 367.
United States12,313
Alaska12,313
Russia1,414
United Kingdom1,385
Germany1,364
England1,176
Netherlands522
Ukraine499
France472
Poland380

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyTrue Weevils · Curculionidae
GenusPhyllobius

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